🆕 PODCAST: #RSIndividual delivers a new episode for #RSWinterFest 2025! In this 4th episode on the legendary #TakenobuMitsuyoshi, we go From Loud 2 Low Too; across his 2000's; console 2 arcade; bass 2 vocal; solo to [H.] & check off more of his works along the way!
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#RSWinterFest Friday continues with #RSPickNMix immediately following #RSIndividual. @thegreenviper8.lol brings you talks and tunes of #RhythmThiefAndTheEmperorsTreasure - stay tuned~!
PREMERING NOW: #RSWinterFest 2025 presents another special #RSIndividual episode - Part 2 of @hammanenja.bsky.social's talk + music retrospective on the legendary @take-mitsuyoshi.bsky.social during his 2005-2009 era!
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We're now 1 HOUR AWAY to #RSWinterFest weekend! Check out Friday's lineup and interact with #RSWinterFest on our socials and in our Discord server @ radiose.ga/discord!
SCHEDULE:
5pm UK/GMT @thesegalounge.com
7pm UK/GMT #RSIndividual
9pm UK/GMT #RSPickNMix
11pm UK/GMT @djlvl.bsky.social
Bayonetta Original Soundtrack Vol. 2
Yakuza 3 Original Soundtrack
We come full circle. Out Run has kept coming up in Fukuyama's early years, and this episode of #RSIndividual ends discussing his Splash Wave remix for Bayonetta.
The same year, Fukuyama also made an appearance on Yakuza 3, the precursor to a famous era of his career…
Takenobu Mitsuyoshi by the river in Prague.
FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
The recording studio
Mitsuharu Fukuyama testing a new trumpet in a music shop.
For Derby Owners Club 2008, Mitsuharu Fukuyama (+ Takenobu Mitsuyoshi) went to Prague to record the FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague. Not only did they also do Mitsuyoshi’s 2008 WCCF soundtrack, FILMharmonic Orchestra also scored Phantasy Star Online 2 (and more!)
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Cover of TOUCH de ZUNO DS (Nintendo DS)
TOUCH de ZUNO DS uses plenty of music taken straight from the arcade game, some of them compressed recordings, some of them ported straight to the DS hardware. But just like TOUCH de UNO DS, it has a brand new pop theme song sung by the voice actors. And Takedude for good measure!
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Mitsuharu Fukuyama playing trumpet at an event.
Mitsuharu Fukuyama playing trumpet at an event, while reading off of sheet music.
Mitsuharu Fukuyama playing trumpet at work.
Mitsuharu Fukuyama doing with his trumpet... somewhere.
How many video game composers do you know whose instruments are the trumpet and flugelhorn? Those (and keyboard) are what Mitsuharu Fukuyama plays, giving his band [H.] a unique sound, and nabbing him plenty or guest appearances in other composers’ games.
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Flyer for Derby Owners Club World Edition
Hitmaker included well-known fanfares from Japanese horse racing in the first Derby Owners Club games. In Japan. When the game made its way worldwide, Mitsuharu Fukuyama composed brand new knock-off fanfares.
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Cover of "Crush On You" in Crackin' DJ Part 2
Plenty of songs in Crackin’ DJ Part 2 were actually written for the first game, but they were rejected because they didn't fit that game's style of music. The sequel had a more fun, mainstream feel so let songs like “Crush on You” and “Natural Flow” shine.
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Derby Owners Club II machines
Composers of Derby Owners Club series holding the album DERBY OWNERS CLUB Perfect Audio Collection - History of DOC~DOC ONLINE -. Left to right: Mitsuharu Fukuyama, Hiroshi "Hiro" Kawaguchi, Taihei "TAI-HEY" Sato.
In between all this faux hip-hop music, we're hearing the pastoral, orchestral sounds of Derby Owners Club II. Somehow Mitsuharu Fukuyama managed to take over as composer for DOC2 after already Crackin’ DJ from the same guy: Taihei Sato.
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Cover of "thrill of ecstasy" in Crackin' DJ
Crackin’ DJ's music is all about 90's hip-hop. So how did a latin song like “thrill of ecstasy” get in there? It was the first song Mitsuharu Fukuyama ever composed at SEGA and he really pushed for it to be included.
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Join @hammannicolaas.bsky.social for this new #RSIndividual special as part of our #RadioSEGALiVE #15YearsLiVE weekend covering the musical history of @sega.jp sound composer & former [H.] member, Mitsuharu Fukuyama!
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Experienced Crackin' DJ or Derby Owners Club in the arcades? Played Yakuzas 2, 5, Dead Souls? You likely heard Mitsuharu Fukuyama's music. Talks + music of Fukuyama-san in this brand-new #RSIndividual special for our #15YearsLiVE celebrations!
5pm GMT/6pm CET/1pm EDT/10am PDT
Our #RadioSEGALiVE #15YearsLiVE celebrations rolls on Friday with a new #RSIndividual featurette + extra-special episode of #RSPickNMix - join us LiVE starting at 5pm GMT/6pm CET/1pm EDT/10am PDT! 🥳
Main art for WinterFest 2023. Credited to @frm_ashestofire
My #RSIndividual show (which is still a secret surprise, open the present!) goes LiVE in 30 minutes, at the very dawn of WinterFest 2023. Thank you to all the participants and let your shows be perfectly balanced between flawlessly crafted and hilariously memeable.
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Because I'm writing about an AM1 musician for #RSIndividual (which goes up on #WinterFest in 2 days!) I went down the rabbit hole in wizard's forest. But I need to get back to the main writing so I can make my deadline, and not have my own Byousatsu.
I've just had an idea for #RSIndividual at #RSWinterFest that could make the opening song really special. I've just gotta pull it off.
I spent about 12 hours rewriting Tomoko Sasaki's Sega Retro page today. So many things I learned for #RSIndividual during WinterFest last year, but also some things I didn't know.
segaretro.org/Tomoko_Sasaki
One last bit of music to catch up on while assembling the #RSIndividual music for tomorrow. Since I've heard Tim P.'s vocals in Comix Zone / Roadkill for so long, it's neat to hear them in a new context.
4/8 call out a Rolling Stones influence.
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The RadioSEGA LiVE week begins anew this Wednesday at 6pm UK Time on the next #RSIndividual episode spotlighting the #SEGA-tied history of Andy Turner!
Be sure to check out the previous episode on David Leytze:
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I know most weeks, the latest song I've recorded for #RSIndividual is my favourite, and that's the case again. But, considering I sang 2 songs this time, I'm very proud!
